You could substitute the same amount of butter for a reduced-fat alternative - for instance, I've used 'Anchor' Light to make a cake with and it's turned out just as good as one made with full-fat butter.

I need to look up the ingredients in Anchor Light because I do tend to assume light means sugar or chemicals

I am going to try to just reduce the amount of sugar and Golden Syrup by 20, cook them in the pan on the hob for a bit longer to make more sticky. Once added to the oats and in the oven I will bake for longer.

One thing I am pretty rubbish at is knowing when things like this are cooker enough because they are still soft when they come out of the oven. As a kid I was banned from baking because I made too much mess then later I was to disabled to bake regularily so never got the knack of it.

The Pritikin Diet consists of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and so on, and is high in carbohydrates and roughage. The diet is accompanied by exercise.

G.I. Diet: lowering the glycemic index of one's diet can improve the control of diabetes. This includes avoidance of such foods as potatoes cooked in certain ways and white bread. It instead favors multi-grain and sourdough breads, legumes and whole grains that are converted more slowly to glucose in the bloodstream.

Low Carb Diet: It has been suggested that the removal of carbohydrates from the diet and replacement with fatty foods such as nuts, seeds, meats, fish, oils, eggs, avocados, olives, and vegetables may help reverse diabetes. Fats would become the primary calorie source for the body, and complications due to insulin resistance would be minimized.

High fiber diet: It has been shown that a high fiber diet works better than the diet recommended by the American Diabetes Association in controlling diabetes and may control blood sugar levels with the same efficacy as oral diabetes drugs.

The Paleolithic diet has been shown to improve glucose tolerance in people with diabetes type 2, ischemic heart disease and glucose intolerance, and in healthy pigs.

A low-fat vegan diet improves glycemic control similar to the ADA diet.

Low Carb Diet: It has been suggested that the removal of carbohydrates from the diet and replacement with fatty foods such as nuts, seeds, meats, fish, oils, eggs, avocados, olives, and vegetables may help reverse diabetes. Fats would become the primary calorie source for the body, and complications due to insulin resistance would be minimized.

Also because I am not able to cook or bake on my own it meant we were eating more frozen ready meals. Also when we had something home cooked Mr sunshine would have larger portions than usual. We bought some individual food containers and since the new cooker arrived have made several stews and frozen much of it.